Famous kick just part of Cottonport native Richard Ducoté's lore

12:17 AM,
Jun. 15, 2014

Richard 'Moon' Ducoté

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Richard "Moon" Ducoté of Cottonport became nationally famous in 1918 for kicking a field goal.

It wasn't just any field goal, nor was "Moon" Ducoté just any player.

It was a 41-yard field goal for a Cleveland naval reserve team that beat the heralded University of Pittsburgh, 10-9, ending a six-year unbeaten streak by the fabled collegiate football team of that era. News of that feat, in addition to Ducoté's football prowess from 1915-17 at Auburn University, prompted Glenn "Pop" Warner to call Ducoté "the greatest football player I ever saw." ...